Victorian Milk Glass Table Lamps with Hand-Painted Roses, USA, 1900
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Victorian pair of milk glass lamps on reticulated brass bases hand painted with red roses.Beautiful linen lamp shades with pink and yellow roses trim, Great feminine touch to any int...
Milk Glass
Antique Japanese Arita Hand Painted Porcelain Vase Baluster Lamp.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Japanese Arita Hand Painted Porcelain Vase Baluster Lamp. This antique Japanese Arita, Imari style porcelain vase is converted to a lamp. The baluster shaped ceramic featur...
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Japanese Painted Vase Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Japanese export vase lamp (circa 1900), newly wired for use within the USA. Sold without a shade (listed height measured to the top of the socket). This interesting lamp has...
Porcelain
Hand-Painted Yellow Chinoiserie Porcelain Lamp, Europe, circa 1900
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
A small antique porcelain table lamp, beautifully hand-painted in a famille jaune inspired Chinoiserie style, featuring delicate floral motifs and intricate geometric patterns on a s...
Brass
Antique French Paris Porcelain Figural Red Hand Painted Small Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Paris Porcelain Figural Hand Painted Small Red Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century.
Metal
19th Century French Hand Painted Adjustable Wooden Desk Lamp
Located in Sofia, BG
Very rear hand painted desk lamp in dark mustard color made of wood. France, circa 1860.
Wood
Antique Japanese Hand-Painted Ceramic Lamp Base, Cloisonné Style
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Japanese hand painted earthenware vase mounted as Lamp. Of fluted ovoid form painted in imitation of cloisonné enamel with panels of figures and animals in a garden within fluted ...
Brass, Bronze
Large French Chinoiserie Gilt Bronze & Hand-Painted Porcelain Lamp
Located in Barntrup, DE
Large French Chinoiserie Style Gilt Bronze and Hand-Painted Porcelain Table Lamp An impressive late 19th-century French oil lamp, later converted to electricity, showcasing exquisit...
Bronze
Antique French Victorian Salmon Coral Pink Porcelain Hand Painted Urn Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Salmon Coral Pink Porcelain Hand Painted Urn Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century.
Porcelain
Pair of 20th Century Gilt Hand Painted Oriental Crackleware Lamps
Located in Reepham, GB
Pair of 20th Century Gilt Hand-Painted Oriental Crackleware Lamps Featuring a bold decorative floral motif all the way around Height 41cm Width 19cm
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century French Porcelain Hand Painted & Gilded Scenic Table Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th Century French Porcelain Hand Painted & Gilded Scenic Table Lamps 12"W x 6.5"D x 34.75"H
Porcelain
$787Sale Price|55% Off
Austrian Victorian Glass Lamp, Hand-Painted, Scalloped Design, 1860s
Located in Savannah, GA
Austrian clear green glass vase converted into a handsome lamp. Featuring a scalloped top with a hand-painted scene of a little boy carrying a vasculum and collecting flowers in an A...
Glass
French Louis XV Hand Painted Porcelain Sevres Women Musicians Table Lamp - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Sevres Style Hand Painted Porcelain Women Musicians Bronze Ormolu Table Lamps - a Pair.
Porcelain
Antique French Victorian Hand Painted Porcelain Pink Rose Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Hand Painted Porcelain Pink Rose Twin Handle Jardiniere Table Lamps - a Pair.
Porcelain
Antique Chinoiserie Chinese Porcelain Hand Painted Vase Table Lamp w/ Foo Dogs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinoiserie Chinese Porcelain Hand Painted Vase Table Lamp w/ Foo Dogs Handles.
Porcelain
Antique French Hand Painted Porcelain "Cranes" Bird Green Urn Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Chinoiserie Green Hand Painted Porcelain "Cranes" Sinuous Urn Form Table Lamps with Brass Mounts - a Pair.
Porcelain
Antique English Victorian Rainbow Glass Hand Painted Birds Table Lamp - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Rainbow Glass Hand Painted Birds and Flowers Table Lamps with Ornate Bronze Mounts - a Pair.
Glass
Pair of Sèvres Style and Ormolu French Hand-Painted Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of French 19th century blue Sèvres style porcelain and ormolu table lamps. Each elegant lamp is raised by a square ormolu base, hand painted in different scenes and ...
Porcelain
Antique Victorian Banquet Oil Lamp, Hand Painted Floral Base, 1895
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique late 19th century American “New Juno” Victorian banquet oil lamp having an outstanding hand painted and beautifully bulbous paneled shaped floral base, gilded cast iron fi...
Brass, Copper, Iron
19th Century Bronze / Painted Glass Shade Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th century bronze base /reverse hand painted frosted glass shade table lamp. The lamp is in good working condition.
Bronze
French Hand-Painted Porcelain Table Lamp with a Floral Motif and Gilt Accents
Located in Germantown, MD
This is a vintage French hand-painted porcelain table lamp with a floral motif and gold gilt accents.
Bronze
Antique French Samson Hand Painted & Gilt Porcelain Lamp, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful large French Samson porcelain lamp with hand painted scenes and delicate gilt decoration, dating from C 1880. The baluster shaped lamp features hand painted armorial...
Porcelain, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamp with Brass Base, circa 1890
Located in Worcester, GB
Late 19th Century Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamp with Brass Base, circa 1890 An attractive antique porcelain table lamp of classical vase form, dating to the late 19th century.
Brass
Napoleon III Style French Lamp In Hand-Painted Opaline Glass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. Pleasi...
Opaline Glass
Antique Pair of Shaped Hand-Painted Reserved Floral Lamps, 1900s
Located in Norton, MA
Early 20th Century Beautiful pair of shapely porcelain body lamps decorated with central cartouche of pink roses and polychromatic flowers framed by gilt tendrils. Good working con...
Porcelain
Antique French Louis XV Hand-Painted Porcelain Urn Bronze Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Hand-Painted Porcelain Urn Form Bronze Ormolu Table Lamps with Handles - a Pair.
Bronze
Antique Victorian French Hand Painted Angel and Child Glass Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian French Style Hand Painted Angel and Child Glass Table Lamps Raised on Brass Dolphin Base - a Pair.
Brass
$639Sale Price|20% Off
English Victorian Glass Porcelain Hand-Painted Roses Statement Brass Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
Hand-painted roses on porcelain and a milk glass lampshade are the focal points for this most romantic of English lamps that rests on a tall circular brass foot with a beautiful pati...
Crystal, Brass
Hand-painted antique Chinese vase lamp with a storied provenance!
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A lovely antique Chinese famille rose enamel vase converted into a lamp with a storied heritage and provenance. The term famille rose (French meaning “pink family”) refers to its pr...
Ceramic
19th Century Napoleon III Hand Painted Faience & Bronze Converted Oil Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Faience and Bronze Oil Lamp has been converted into an electric table lamp.
Brass
Art Deco Table Lamp Vienna with Original Hand Painted Galss Shade Around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco Table lamp vienna with original hand painted opal galss shade around 1920s.
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Style Gold Hand Painted White Porcelain Urn Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Gold Hand Painted White Porcelain Urn Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century.
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Pair of Hand-Painted Samson Armorial Jar Lamps
By Edmé Samson
Located in Solebury, PA
A pair of exquisite early 20th-century Samson Armorial jar lamps, crafted in the Chinese Export Famille Rose style, are adorned with the Great Seal of the State of Maryland on both s...
Porcelain
$492Sale Price|55% Off
Early 20th Century Romanian Hand Paint/Hand Cut Ruby Bohemian Glass Lamp
Located in Malibu, CA
Early 20th century Romanian gilt and hand paint & hand cut ruby Bohemian table lamp.
Crystal, Marble, Brass
1900’s Satsuma Hand Painted Ceramic Lamps, a Pair
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of Japanese Satsuma table lamps circa 1900. Ceramic vases are reeded, and hand painted with Sakura cherry blossom trees and birds in cobalt blue, rust red and gilt line details.
Brass
Antique Hand-Painted Chinese Vase, Circa 1870, Lamp on Turned Hardwood Base
Located in North Salem, NY
An elegant antique Chinese porcelain lamp, circa 1870, beautifully hand-painted with a serene landscape scene rendered in soft, calming pastel tones. The finely executed decoration d...
Abalone, Porcelain
Napoleon III Style Pair French Hand Painted Opaline Glass Oil Lamps
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Pleasant and elegant pair of hand-painted white opaline glass table lamps; originally these lamps were oil lamps, the mechanism with the wick has been removed in order to electrify t...
Bronze
Pair of French Oil Lamps Opaline Glass Hand Painted Bronze Finishing
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Origi...
Bronze
Pair of White Overlay Glass Lamps with Hand Painted Roses, Circa 1920
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of white overlay glass lamps with hand painted roses. French or English, circa 1920. Wired to the EU standard. Sold with or without lampshade. Height to socket 60 cm.
Opaline Glass, Paint
$1,090Sale Price|39% Off
Bradley & Hubbard Victorian Style Oil Lamp with Hand Painted Hurricane Glass
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Bradley & Hubbard oil lamp from 1885-1894, B&H engraved on the base. The lamp is made of antique brass and very ornate cast iron old-gold-gilded and beautiful detaili...
Brass, Iron
Antique French Wooden Lamp with Hand-Painted Musical Instruments
Located in Asheville, NC
This whimsical musical table lamp features delicately painted friezes of musical instruments, the French horn and the Violin on the base of the lamp, with lyrically strewn garlands a...
$1,781Sale Price|25% Off
Antique Black Chinese Vase Lamp with Hand Painted Decoration on Wood Base
Located in North Salem, NY
Stunning, one of a kind, 19th century hand-painted decorated Black Chinese porcelain vase lamp with double hung socket, brass cap on turned shaped wood base. Circa 1820.
Porcelain
$2,200
French Painted Tole Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920 French tole lamp with painted landscape decoration. Measurements: Height of body: 17" Height to shade rest: 25" Diameter: 5.5"
Metal
Antique Hand Painted Chinese Porcelain Lamp with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome 19th Century Chinese hand painted porcelain lidded jar was mounted as a lamp in the early 20th Century. It is beautifully painted and in excellent condition.
Porcelain
20th Century Jugendstil Cold-Painted Bronze Elephant Rider Table Lamp, Germany
By Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Jugendstil cold-painted bronze elephant rider table lamp, Germany By: Franz Bergmann (in the style of), Nam Greb (in the style of) Material: bronze, copper, tin, ...
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
19th Century French Hand-Painted Porcelain Oil Lamp on a Bronze Base
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand-painted porcelain oil lamp standing on a bronze base, France, circa 1870.
Porcelain
Porcelaine De Paris Rare French Lamp in Black Polished Porcelain Hand Painted
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Eleg...
Metal
Cream Alabaster Urn Lamps with Hand Painted Shades, Early 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cream alabaster urn shaped lamps with hand painted parchment shades. The lamps have been newly rewired and crowned with custom hand painted parchment shades.
Alabaster
Pair of Signed, 19th Century, Converted Milkglass Lamps Hand Painted with Ivy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of columnar table lamps, in Empire style, of milkglass. Each a round, faceted column, handpainted with scrolling vines of ivy. Lamped on round, pierced metal bases. Signed, "Pee...
Milk Glass
Gone with the Wind Monumental Lamp, Hand painted Flowers in Pink, Blue, White
Located in Lomita, CA
The shade is hand-painted and really stunning. The flower motif is on the front of the shade.
Metal
1910s Cold-Painted Orientalist Bronze Table Lamp by Franz Bergmann, Austria
By Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb
Located in North Miami, FL
1910s Jugendstil cold-painted orientalist bronze sculptural table lamp by Franz Bergmann/Nam Greb, Austria By: Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb Material: bronze, copper, tin, metal, paint T...
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Pair of Decorative Ostrich Lamps – Early 1900s Hand-Painted Brass
Located in Madrid, ES
This unique and highly decorative pair of ostrich-themed lamps from the early 1900s combines whimsical design with elegant craftsmanship. Each lamp features a colorful hand-painted o...
Brass
Antique English Porcelain Hand Painted 24K Gold Plated Trophy Lamp, Circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
Exquisite Antique English Porcelain Hand Painted 24K gold plated trophy lamp. Very fine hand paintings depicting the nature around an English Mansion. Trophy handles made of beauti...
Gold, Brass
Pair Of Antique Tole Hand Painted Pagoda Form Tulip Vases Mounted As Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A colorful and stylish lamp pair. Pair of weighty tole lamps in pagoda form with multi-port openings for flowers, now mounted as lamps. The lamps decorated in red, blue, green with B...
Metal
Handmade Painted Table Lamp, Folk Art Style, Wood Base, 1920
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hand Made Painted Table Lamp A very pretty piece, the lamp has a turned wooden candlestick base, the lamp is beautifully hand painted mostly in black and gold with rare birds highl...
Paint
A fine 19th century English Regency tole and hand painted tea canister lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century English Regency tole lamp. Hand painted in the Chinoiserie design. Fine painting and details. Large pagoda design . Custom wired and shaded
Tin
Elegant Hand Gilt and Painted Porcelain Lamp by Royal Worcester, England 1878
By Royal Worcester
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Magnificent hand gilt and enameled porcelain vase by Royal Worcester, circa 1870-80. The raised gilt and decorated surface with a coral background with gilt bronze and gold tones wit...
Porcelain
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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